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Transport in RG8 8EW

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near RG8 8EW, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Purley on Thames
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,525 (2024)
Transport

How well connected RG8 8EW is

29 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from RG8 8EW itself. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity
3.0/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
29
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Tilehurst Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.1 miles
  • 02
    Pangbourne Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles

Nearest bus stop: Cecil Aldin Drive, 86 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

39.1% of working residents in the RG8 8EW area mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 44.7% drive to work.

RG8 8EWEngland
Work from home39.1%31.5%
Drive44.7%44.5%
Car passenger3.7%3.9%
Bus or coach3.6%4.3%
Train1%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot4.7%7.6%
Bicycle2.6%2.1%
Other0.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

10% of households in the RG8 8EW area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

RG8 8EWEngland
No car or van10%23.5%
142%41.3%
237.4%26.1%
3 or more10.7%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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